Advanced support systems for Gripen and Viggen to be further developed

GripenPress release

03 April 2001

Advanced support systems for Gripenand Viggen to be further developed

JAS39 Gripen's advanced planning and evaluation system together with thetraining system for the Viggen fighter aircraft are to be furtherdeveloped by AerotechTelub.

Modern, complex fighter aircraft demand advanced computer-based groundsystems for the planning and evaluation of every air sortie. Thesesystems are an important part of the training of new pilots and for theAir Force's tactical development.For the planning of air sorties, a system called PLA, Planning andAnalysis is used, that has primarily been developed by AerotechTelub.For the evaluation and analysis of air sorties with JAS39 Gripen, a veryadvanced system called UTA is used for the purpose. UTA stands forUtbildning Taktisk Analys (Training Tactical Analysis) developed byAerotechTelub.

"The Defence Matériel Administration has now given us the confidence tofurther develop these tools" says business unit manager Stefan Storm.

"In addition, we have been given the assignment to produce a furthergeneration of the training system UTB that reproduces flights as theycan be seen in the JA37 Viggen. The system is used for e.g, instructionand demonstration for students, reproduction and evaluation of studentand pilot performances, the learning of system functions together withthe processing of data and generation of reports".

AerotechTelubAerotechTelub is a service company which offers qualified technicalservices and customer-adapted system solutions within informationtechnology, electronics and aviation technology for the military andcivil defence, government departments and public authorities as well asselected sectors of trade and industry.AerotechTelub has 2,600 employees and a turnover of ca SEK 2,4 billion.AerotechTelub is jointly owned by Saab, (57 %), one of the world´sleading high-technology companies, and the IT company TietoEnator (43%).

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